House Votes To Cut Spending By 6 Billion Dollars
WASHINGTON (Source: Tulsa Site by David Espo) - Defying a veto threat, the House controlled by Republicans voted Tuesday night to reduce federal spending by 6 billion dollars and require a balanced budget constitutional amendment that be sent to the States in exchange for avoiding a threatened government on August 2 default.The 234-190 vote marked the first power of the office of the very conservative Republican, and in contrast with calls to the White House and the Senate by a sudden end to bipartisanship to solve the debt crisis that threatens the nation.
President Barack Obama and a surprising number of Republican senators welcomed a plan proposed to reduce the deficit early in the day with a band called bipartisan six legislators asking $ 1 billion in what he called softly sponsors "extra income" and some Critics quickly labeled as higher taxes.
Congressional leaders hoped the president would "start talking turkey" has much to reduce deficits and increase debt limit of $ 14300000000000 soon as Wednesday that the plan for using the roadmap.
However, just hours after Obama spoke at the White House, supporters of the measure recently passed the House breathed defiance.
"Let me be clear. This is the compromise. This is the best plan out there, "said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the leader of a conservative group in the House is known as the Republican Study Committee.
The law, called "Cut, Cap and balance" by supporters and activists supported by the Tea Party would be $ 111 billion in immediate cuts and ensure that the total expenditure has decreased in the future compared to the total size of the economy.
In addition, it would be necessary both houses of Congress to adopt a balanced budget constitutional amendment and send it to the states for ratification. Change in itself would require a majority vote in both houses of Congress, all future tax increases.
Democratic senators have announced they will oppose the House measure passed, although it could take two or three days to reject it.
Debate in the house was along predictable lines, and only nine Republicans opposed the bill.
Oklahoma Republican John Sullivan, Tom Cole, Frank Lucas and James Lankford all voted in favor of Dan Boren bill, one of five Democrats to support it.
Yet there were signs that the Tuesday night vote behind them, House Republican leaders quickly Pivot.
Even before the vote, President John Boehner told reporters that he was also "responsible for looking at what plan B will look like."
House majority leader, and Eric Cantor, issued a statement saying the proposal Gang of Six: "This plan does not seem to contain some mutual constructive ideas to address our debt.
Democrats said the measure passed the Republican House, with its combination of cuts and thresholds of harm to the millions of people depend on Social Security, Medicare and other programs.
"Republicans are trying to cancel the second half of the 20th century," said Rep. Sander Levin, Democrat of Michigan.
But Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., Said during the debate that "our federal budget bloated and overweight needs a healthy, balanced diet, which cuts the fat over a muscle and grows in the economy of our nation .
Ribble is one of the first term of the 87 House Republicans have decided to reduce the Board of Directors.
Boehner played a public silence during the day. He did not speak to the House of Representatives on legislation, but later issued a statement saying that "Obama offers an increase in the debt limit he asked as the current level of spending reductions real and contain future costs government debt and employment growth are wrong. "
He does not discuss what options he had in mind, even if the top two Senate leaders have been working on one that allows the President to increase the debt limit without prior approval of Congress.
Source: Tulsa World by David Espo
President Barack Obama and a surprising number of Republican senators welcomed a plan proposed to reduce the deficit early in the day with a band called bipartisan six legislators asking $ 1 billion in what he called softly sponsors "extra income" and some Critics quickly labeled as higher taxes.
Congressional leaders hoped the president would "start talking turkey" has much to reduce deficits and increase debt limit of $ 14300000000000 soon as Wednesday that the plan for using the roadmap.
"Let me be clear. This is the compromise. This is the best plan out there, "said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the leader of a conservative group in the House is known as the Republican Study Committee.
In addition, it would be necessary both houses of Congress to adopt a balanced budget constitutional amendment and send it to the states for ratification. Change in itself would require a majority vote in both houses of Congress, all future tax increases.
Democratic senators have announced they will oppose the House measure passed, although it could take two or three days to reject it.
Debate in the house was along predictable lines, and only nine Republicans opposed the bill.
Yet there were signs that the Tuesday night vote behind them, House Republican leaders quickly Pivot.
Even before the vote, President John Boehner told reporters that he was also "responsible for looking at what plan B will look like."
House majority leader, and Eric Cantor, issued a statement saying the proposal Gang of Six: "This plan does not seem to contain some mutual constructive ideas to address our debt.
Democrats said the measure passed the Republican House, with its combination of cuts and thresholds of harm to the millions of people depend on Social Security, Medicare and other programs.
"Republicans are trying to cancel the second half of the 20th century," said Rep. Sander Levin, Democrat of Michigan.
But Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., Said during the debate that "our federal budget bloated and overweight needs a healthy, balanced diet, which cuts the fat over a muscle and grows in the economy of our nation .
Ribble is one of the first term of the 87 House Republicans have decided to reduce the Board of Directors.
Boehner played a public silence during the day. He did not speak to the House of Representatives on legislation, but later issued a statement saying that "Obama offers an increase in the debt limit he asked as the current level of spending reductions real and contain future costs government debt and employment growth are wrong. "
He does not discuss what options he had in mind, even if the top two Senate leaders have been working on one that allows the President to increase the debt limit without prior approval of Congress.
Source: Tulsa World by David Espo
